Application Project Plan (APP) Planning Sheet


Name: Roberta Palmiotto and Stephanie Weaver

Briefly describe your tentative APP or how you think you might incorporate media literacy into the work that you do with teachers and/or students.

Tentative Title: Stem Cells

Target Audience: Living Environment 9th graders
Curriculum Goals:
  1. To familiarize students with the use of stem cells.
  2. To investigate the benefits and controversies of stem cell use.


Media Literacy Goals:
  1. To evaluate the credibility of information from different sources.
  2. To appreciate multiple perspectives of a controversial topic.
  3. To create a Prezi presentation based on their understanding of stem cell research.

Other Goals:
1. To form an opinion, based on evidence, on stem cell use.

Proposed Activities:
1. Background research on the history of stem cell research. Explore myths and realities of stem cell research.
2. View political cartoons. Discuss and decode.
3. View the Independent Lens- NOVA special. Discuss and decode.
4. View the clip from "My Sister's Keeper". Discuss and decode.
5. Analyze pre-selected websites for bias, beliefs and position.
6. Build Prezi.

Assessment/Evaluation (how will you know your APP works to meet your goals?):

Resources/Support that will help you in your development of the APP:

Difficulties/Obstacles to developing your APP:

Planning Steps: